Lifeline

Identify deathly attacks (stroke, heart attack) far enough in advance to get the ill to the medical attention needed to help them stay alive. Combines continuous bio-monitoring via a wearable, analysis of patient medical history, predictive analytics using patient data with similar conditions, and automated emergency alert to designated contacts.

Have you ever lost someone from a sudden attack like heart attack or stroke? What if that could have been prevented? Imagine a system where your loved one’s medical records and doctor’s advice are layered in alongside years of similar patient data and constant monitoring of vital health indicators and brain activity so that if bio-information and predictive analysis show they are in a risky state, you are automatically notified as well as their doctor. The doctor views the bio-information and history live and determine if the patient needs to come in, or you can make that decision yourself because you are informed of the elevated risk. The patient is brought into the hospital and everything is set up because they have already been notified. Should there be an attack, your loved one is in the right place to receive the medical attention needed to keep them alive.  

You can be at peace that regardless of whether they are at home, in transit, or wherever else, they have a Lifeline to keep them alive.

Above describes the first problem to solve. Eventually, the vision is for anyone to monitor and get decision-empowering insights on effects of daily life on their brain and bodily health. We would sync with calendar and relevant apps that are indicative of what is happening to the user then be able to offer advice such as “the last three times you went to yoga, your metabolism increased by % and since you’ve been going to yoga weekly for the past 2 months, you’re sleep quality has increased by % while your neuroactivity indicate stress level has decreased by %” or “you haven’t been getting your usual 1 hour/day outside for the past month and your vitamin D levels are dropping."

The ill or elderly who are not in the hospital can still be at risk of deathly attacks like stroke, especially if they’ve had it before. Those taking care of them don’t have the right information to understand the signs or identify when this is about to happen.

The ill and elderly and their caregivers (family, friends) are not equipped with the information needed to give the best care to the patient. If they were given this information and a way to take action, the patient could be saved.

1) Reduce deaths and attacks that could have been prevented if the patient was brought to the right medical care in time. 

2) Improve availability of information about one’s brain and body to enable them to live healthier life

Evaluate impact on rate of attacks and deaths in population using the solution (realizing that each patient’s case is unique and there are other contributing factors to the outcome but will adjust for that when comparing to similar patients who didn’t - Reduce deaths and attacks that could have been prevented if the patient was brought to the right medical care in time.

Compare bodily vitals, neuroactivity, and health indicators in population using Lifeline vs population with similar conditions who do not - Improve availability of information about one’s body to enable them to live healthier life

Full 360 solution that combines monitoring with analytics and a tangible action to reduce risk of death. Provides live patient information to both caregivers and doctors

Focusing on low income demographic who are ill or elderly and otherwise would not have access to or afford the constant medical attention and information to be fully aware of their medical state and moments of escalated risk. 

The wearable for patients, app for caregivers, and interface with medical professionals will all be designed with each user in mind but the ill or elderly and their caregivers as the true north. Their needs and limitations drive the design choices and business decisions, as this needs to be affordable for them.

Caregivers or the patient can set up the account online and have the device sent to them or can be set up and receive the device from the doctor. Costs would be 1) covered by insurance as an incentive to reduce costly emergency room visits and higher cost of care for patients after surviving such attacks but require more medical attention, 2) subsidized by hospitals who also want to reduce costly emergency room visits, deaths, and optimize their medical staff’s time, and 3) subsidized by employers who want to keep their employees alive and healthy.
 

No financial plan yet but revenue sources would be from sale of the device and subscription, which would be 1) covered by insurance as an incentive to reduce costly emergency room visits and higher cost of care for patients after surviving such attacks but require more medical attention, 2) subsidized by hospitals who also want to reduce costly emergency room visits, deaths, and optimize their medical staff’s time, and 3) subsidized by employers who want to keep their employees alive and healthy. Eventually explore revenue streams from anonymously making data available to interested parties for research purposes or advertising of medical treatments. 

1)Ability for technology to accurately monitor bodily vitals

2)Health regulations

This is something that is really needed – it is about saving lives. I want to connect with people who are similarly passionate and driven about this area to make this into reality or collaborate if something similar/better is in the works.

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